Getting finger prints off a mat finish

[Connie Jones]

Hi List
I use a Meguires product called 'Final Inspection'.  Comes in a spray
bottle for around $6.00.  Small amount goes a long way with just a couple
of squirts for an entire piano.  I use it on satin and poly with great
results.   Takes smudges off easily with rags in a box.   Smells good too,
which is important to customers.
	What you have left over, try on your car.   Cleans & polishes to
look like a new wax job.  I buy at the auto paint supplier, but is easily
found at most retail auto parts store.
Joel

Joel Jones
UW - Madison
608 - 263 - 1887


>I have used pure rubbing alcohol on satin finishes when I didn't have
>anything else, with no negative effects. I don't see the problem here, of
>course, there is always the problem of encountering the one time it WILL be
>a problem, but it hasn't happened yet. A little care may be required, like
>putting the rubbing alcohol on a cloth to dampen it. That's how I use it,
>not pouring it on. My 2 cents.
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "David Ilvedson, RPT" <ilvey@jps.net>
>To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
>Sent: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 5:11 PM
>Subject: Re: Getting finger prints off a mat finish
>
>
>> It seems to me that Windex has alcohol and Cory Products don't.  This may
>or
>> may not be a problem but Cory advertising lists alchol as a no-no.   Any
>> opinions?  Ha...
>>
>> David I.
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: bases-loaded@juno.com <bases-loaded@juno.com>
>> To: pianotech@ptg.org <pianotech@ptg.org>
>> Date: Tuesday, November 21, 2000 3:10 PM
>> Subject: Re: Getting finger prints off a mat finish
>>
>>
>> >On Tue, 21 Nov 2000 06:21:36 EST Douglasmahard@AOL.COM writes:
>> >> Hi all,
>> >>
>> >> On the newer Japanese pianos with a black mat finish finger prints
>> >> show up
>> >> pretty easily.  Not so easy to get off though, any body have any
>> >> suggestions
>> >> for keeping these cases looking clean?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> doug Mahard
>> >
>> >Hi Doug -
>> >
>> >I concur with the windex suggestion.  Also, water with a squirt of liquid
>> >ivory soap in it works great, too.
>> >
>> >I am pretty sure I saw that Cory now makes a polish for satin finishes.
>> >Their polish for high gloss finishes is great, so I would bet the satin
>> >polish is, also.  Schaff carries their stuff, and I think Pianotek does,
>> >too.
>> >
>> >Mark Potter
>> >bases-loaded@juno.com
>> >
>>


Connie Jones
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Madison, WI  53717
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